There are some beauty practices Dr. Hilal-Campo would never do.
Read her ophthalmologist beauty tips to follow for optimal eye health.
And because your eyes themselves are an orifice, theyre highly vulnerable to the products you put around them.
Althoughdry eyesounds innocuous, your eyes are more susceptible to infection and vision impairment when they lackadequate moisture.
As an eye surgeon, there are some beauty practices Dr. Hilal-Campo would never do.
Read about them below.
board-certified ophthalmologist and founder oftwenty/twenty beauty
Ophthalmologist beauty tips to follow for optimal eye health
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The wet line is home to the meibomian glands that keep your eyes moist.
Youre only born with a certain number of them, and theyre very delicate, says Dr. Hilal-Campo.
When you block the glands using tightlining, youre preventing the oils from coming out and killing the glands.
Once these glands are dead, they dont regenerate.
If you regularly tightline and experience dry eye, its best you give up the practice.
Be cautious with eyelash extensions and false lash strips
Dr. Hilal-Campo isnt a fan of lash extensions.
The adhesives have formaldehyde that can damage the meibomian glands, she says.
If youre going to get lash extensions, she recommends going to an eye spa run by an optometrist.
board-certified ophthalmologist and founder oftwenty/twenty beauty
If youre wearing lash extensions, its important to keep them clean.
The glues are not good for your eyes, she says.
Theyre very bad for you, the chemicals are terrible, says Dr. Hilal-Campo.
If youre going to have it done, dont do it yourself at home.
Because putting these chemicals with your eyes open, on your own eyes, is not good.
I would not recommend doing them at all though really.
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